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New gravitational waves detected

Observatories in Washington, Louisiana, and Italy have all detected gravitational waves from the collision of two black holes. That collision, almost 2 billion light-years from Earth, can now be triangulated by astronomers. CBS News science and futurism contributor Dr. Michio Kaku joins CBSN to break down the significance of this discovery and the science behind it.
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